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National Review’s Jim Geraghty checked in on Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal’s progress as he cruised, effectively unopposed, to reelection. The short story is that Jindal is doing very well.
Such is Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal’s record that almost no one in the Bayou State wants to challenge it. Somehow, his achievements have triggered a complete implosion of Democratic gubernatorial ambitions in a state that has had four Republican governors in 125 years, and that’s including Buddy Roemer, who was elected as a Democrat but switched parties while in office.
Geraghty doesn’t give the reader too much of a sense of Jindal’s weaknesses or his personality (beyond his “over-caffeinated” appearance and penchant for reeling off statistics about his programs), but mostly just details Jindal’s impressive accomplishments:
Jindal’s record has been exemplary: transforming the state’s reputation on ethics and corruption, enacting dramatic cuts in spending without provoking much public outcry, implementing careful reforms to Louisiana’s unique traditional methods of providing health care, creating jobs, overhauling the state’s schools, and, finally, knowing how to deal with crises.
The last item has been especially important in enabling Jindal to turn Louisiana from, at best, a purple state to a solid red state. Read the whole story.
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Derek Leaberry| 10.24.11 @ 11:16AM
Although Bobby Jindal deserves credit as a fine governor, it is Barack Hussein Obama who is most behind the collapse of the Louisiana Democratic Party into a rump party of blacks, New Orleans homosexuals, Tulane and LSU college professors, and a few geriatric Cajuns who still fondly recall the Long family . The brown-rooted Mary Landrieu must be targeted for 2014. Perhaps Jindal will run.
GreatOne| 10.24.11 @ 11:28AM
The biggest problem with Jindal, from my limited exposure to him, is that he comes across as the twin brother of Kenneth from "30 Rock." Not a good image, especially in this day of spot-on pardoy. Unless he normally doesn't look as bad in giving a speech/talking as he did in his post-State of the Union disaster, he's toast as a national candidate. Don't get me wrong, would love to have him as president. But in this day and age, if one is not effective in front of the camera, forget about it.
rendite| 10.24.11 @ 12:34PM
Has Bobby Jindal gotten the oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico resumed? Has he prevented some of those Big Oil companies from moving their multi-million dollar oil extraction and drilling assets elswhere (as in like -- other countries -- not the USA) so they can get to business and make a profit versus sitting and rotting? Has Governor Jindal gotten a refinery into the works for construction? How about a nuclear power plant? Is there a ground breaking soon on one of these?
And is he hard on the case of the continued Katrina/Rita abuses, scandals, fraud, and outright theft (via FEMA and other government programs) from US taxpayers? Is he uncovering and pursuing rigorous prosecution for those who've ripped off the American people?
How much Federal aid has he turned down?
How has he enhanced the debauched reputation of New Orleans? (You write of the state's reputation.)
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Paul Kane| 10.25.11 @ 1:32AM
Mr. Lawler,
Jindal's accomplishments have been many, but I still think Jindal owes an explanation for his recent enactment of a law banning cash purchases for second-hand goods: http://www.klfy.com/story/1571.....dealer-law
The bill can be read here: http://www.mygov365.com/legisl...../versions/
I've long liked Gov. Jidal, but this new law seems to be a sweeping violation of economic rights. Am I missing something here? Seriously, if I'm overreacting please tell me.
All I know is that whenever some small town bureaucrat shuts down a lemonade stand conservative bloggers and talks shows are up in arms, yet a state run by one of our own bans the use of cash for a significant segment of the economy and we hear crickets.
Paul Kane| 10.25.11 @ 2:30AM
Allow me to rescind my previous comment.
Thankfully a commenter on another site clarified the confusion over this law to my satisfaction. Apparently the local news report I linked to misread and/or misreported the extend of the second-hand goods law.
You can find more details in this thread over at Ricochet.com: http://ricochet.com/content/view/full/229812//(comment)/230522#comment-230522
I apologize for spreading misinformation.